Ferrets kill at least 21 tītī chicks at colony
Ferrets kill at least 21 tītī chicks at colony
Three ferrets have slipped through an extensive trap network and killed at least 21 tītī chicks and two adults at an Otago Peninsula colony.
Hamish MacLean
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Decision by ORC angers farmers
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Decision by ORC angers farmers
Federated Farmers is calling on the government to "do more to stop councils" after the ORC voted to notify its land and water plan ahead of a timeline laid out by the Environment Minister.
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ORC opts for 4-month plan delay
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ORC opts for 4-month plan delay
In a 7-5 vote, the Otago Regional Council has decided to delay notification of its land and water plan until October 31.
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Port being asked for millions in dividends to offset rates
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Port being asked for millions in dividends to offset rates
The Otago Regional Council is asking Port Otago to pay nearly $60 million in dividends over the next three years to offset rates.
Geomagnetic storm gives chance to observe auroras
Geomagnetic storm gives chance to observe auroras
The most powerful geomagnetic storm in the past seven years has lit up New Zealand’s night sky.
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ORC delay falls short of request
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ORC delay falls short of request
Otago Regional Council staff are recommending a brief delay to the notification of the council’s contentious land and water plan.
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Fast-track Approvals Bill worries Greens
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Fast-track Approvals Bill worries Greens
Concerns government ministers are handing themselves "superpowers" have been raised after Resources Minister Shane Jones visited a site tipped to be a major new Central Otago gold mine.
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Farmers hit with low prices, rising costs
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Farmers hit with low prices, rising costs
Drought-stricken farmers are facing a long winter and a "double-whammy" as rising costs and low product prices are compounded by this year’s dry conditions.
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Jones visits site of planned Central Otago gold mine
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Jones visits site of planned Central Otago gold mine
Resources Minister Shane Jones has visited the site of a planned Central Otago gold mine amid speculation the huge project is in line to be fast-tracked.
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New site urged for air monitor
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New site urged for air monitor
The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (Niwa) says Alexandra’s air quality monitoring station should be moved after it was found to be outside the most polluted part of town.
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ORC accused of burying 'embarrassing' rates rise
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ORC accused of burying 'embarrassing' rates rise
Cr Michael Laws says the ORC has buried its looming big rates rise at the back of a report "because we are embarrassed by it".
Weka wanders into student flat
Weka wanders into student flat
A weka has wandered into a student flat in Dunedin this afternoon after earlier being seen on the University of Otago campus.
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Water plan workshop ‘irrelevant’
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Water plan workshop ‘irrelevant’
The Otago Regional Council is walking a "delicate tightrope", its chairwoman says.
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Steal cars, get locked up: judge
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Steal cars, get locked up: judge
A Dunedin Youth Court judge has warned that teenagers who repeatedly steal cars can expect to be locked up.
Potty-mouthed out-of-towners dominate St Patrick’s Day arrests
Potty-mouthed out-of-towners dominate St Patrick’s Day arrests
Out-of-towners and ‘‘non-students’’ ran afoul of Dunedin police during the St Patrick’s Day festivities.
Foul-mouthed non-students dominate Paddy's Day arrests
Foul-mouthed non-students dominate Paddy's Day arrests
Out-of-towners and ‘‘non-students’’ ran afoul of Dunedin police yesterday when the city’s student population partied all day for St Patrick’s Day.
Youths in stolen cars blunder down dead-end street
Youths in stolen cars blunder down dead-end street
Police arrested eight youths who ran from two allegedly stolen cars after getting trapped down a dead-end street in Caversham early this morning.
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Regional councillor, leadership in standoff
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Regional councillor, leadership in standoff
An Otago regional councillor says he has lost confidence in the council’s chairwoman and deputy chairman over their dealings with the environment minister.
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New Dunedin units approved for short stays
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New Dunedin units approved for short stays
The second stage of a 19-unit townhouse development in Mornington could be used for short-term visitor accommodation.
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Collapsed provider owes $100,000: report
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Collapsed provider owes $100,000: report
A Dunedin principal is angry parents and staff are unlikely to get the money they are owed after the high-profile collapse of an after-school care provider in recent weeks.